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- Dictionaryguardian/ˈɡɑːdɪən/
noun
- 1. a person who protects or defends something: "self-appointed guardians of public morality"
- 2. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
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The meaning of GUARDIAN is someone or something that guards : custodian. How to use guardian in a sentence.
a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who is not responsible for his or her own care, such as a child whose parents have died. A guardian is also someone who protects something: She characterized the department as the guardian of the nation’s forests.
noun. a person who guards, protects, or preserves. Synonyms: defender, protector. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person, property, or both, of someone else, such as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing their affairs. the superior of a Franciscan convent.
A guardian is someone who has been legally appointed to look after the affairs of another person, for example a child or someone who is mentally ill.
A guardian is a keeper or protector who looks after the welfare of other people or their property. In legal language, guardian is typically used as an alternative to "parent." Guardians are often adults who can make legal decisions for children who are not their own.
guardian. ( ˈɡɑːdɪən) n. 1. one who looks after, protects, or defends: the guardian of public morals. 2. (Law) a. law someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of a person incapable of acting for himself, as a minor or person of unsound mind.
GUARDIAN meaning: 1 : someone or something that watches or protects something often + of; 2 : someone who takes care of another person or of another person's property.
